Julius Caesar in Egypt is a true story of double-cross, assassination and intrigue accompanied by lively battles, daring escapes, disastrous fires (the Great Library of Alexandria was largely destroyed in one fracas) and, if not a love story, at least a tale of sex and power as Caesar and Cleopatra's relationship shaped these world-changing events.  Meer

Mithridates the Great was one of the dominant figures of the first century BC and the Romans' most persistent enemy, going to war with them three times.  Meer

Like the other volumes in this series, this book gives a clear narrative of the course of these wars  Meer

Charts the decline of Spartan power from the Peloponnesian War (arguing that victory in this war actually contained the seeds of their downfall) down to the Roman conquest of Greece and Sparta's absorption into the Achaean League in 146 BC.  Meer

This is high drama played out on a stage that spanned from Greece and Egypt to India, full of plots, poisoning, treachery, incest, murder, rebellion and conquest.  Meer

Charts Spartas rise from provincial village to regional superpower.  Meer

Classic tale of the defiant underdog as the rebel Sertorius defies the might of Rome.  Meer

The epic story of Athens' doomed expedition, retold in light of latest research.  Meer

Dramatic narrative combining big personalities (Cicero, Cato, Marius, Sulla and Pompey), political intrigue, assassination and full-scale warfare.  Meer

Narrates a war that seriously threatened the destruction of Rome.  Meer

Acclaimed popular historian, Philip Matyszak takes readers back to the rise and fall of the world’s first superpower.  Meer